Alfred Edgar Burton (1857-1935) was an American professor of civil engineering, and the first Dean of the Faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1902 until 1922.

Burton graduated from Bowdoin College in 1881. He later accompanied his college roommate, Robert E. Peary, on his early expeditions to Greenland and the Artic. He joined the staff of MIT the following year, and served as an assistant professor of topographical engineering, and then as associate professor after his promotion in 1889. He was appointed Dean of the Faculty in 1902,[1] and served until 1922.

Burton was the Supervisor of the Naval Schools of the United States Shipping Board during World War I.[2]

He was elected as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1902.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Institution, Smithsonian. "Alfred E. Burton (1857-1935)". Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ↑ "For Release in SUNDAY Papers" (PDF). MIT Archives. 1951-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Alfred Edgar Burton". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. February 9, 2023.


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